We are thrilled to be sponsoring this year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) summer drinks party in July. The IoD Hertfordshire summer drinks party is being held on Tuesday 9 July...
Probate Registries across England and Wales are causing significant delays to solicitors and families trying to obtain a Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration. A Grant of Probate is...
Did you know there is no such thing as a ‘common law marriage’? It seems a fairly widespread belief that if you live with your partner for long enough, you...
On 12 June 2019, The Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in the case of Lachaux v Independent Print Limited & Evening Standard Limited. This judgment provided further...
ICC Judge Barber issued a stark reminder to Insolvency Practitioners and their lawyers in her judgment in Stewart & Ors –v- Watkins [2019] EWHC 1311 (Ch) that when bringing an...
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Mullen has given judgment for James Dowers as the liquidator of Pantiles Investments Limited (“Pantiles”), against its former director, Ms Sabine Winckler (“Ms Winckler”) following...
Debenhams Ottaway Solicitors is delighted to have sponsored the Radlett Festival on Sunday 9 June at the Phillimore Recreation Ground. The Radlett festival has been running since 2004 as an...
We pleased once again to be hosting, along with Barclays and Wagstaffs at the Truly Connected business seminar in June 2019. This was a fantastic opportunity to network with like-minded...
The term commercial property applies to any building used for business purposes, whereas residential applies to property used for people to live in. Residential buy-to-let was long seen to be...
Debenhams Ottaway Solicitors is delighted to present their chosen local charity, Youth Talk with a cheque for the money they have raised for the charity so far. The firm has...
Debenhams Ottaway, the leading law firm in St Albans and Radlett, is pleased to announce the promotion of Michael Kerrigan and James Brawn. Michael, a member of the firm’s employment...
This month in Antuzis and Others vs DJ Houghton Catching Services Limited and Others [2019] EWHC 843, the High Court ruled that the directors of a company can be personally...
An important decision for cross-border insolvency practitioners was handed down by the High Court on 22 March 2019 in the case of Bundeszentralamt Für Steuern (being the Federal Central Tax...
Your pension is a subject that often gets pushed down the agenda. In the same way that everyone should have a professionally drafted will in place it is also important that your...
Since the regulation and reporting requirements under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into force on 1 July 2014, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has clarified how...
Debenhams Ottaway is proud to be the headline sponsors of the St Albans Chamber of Commerce St George’s Day Lunch this year, taking place on Friday 26 April from 12pm...
Our recent FIRE event took place in June 2019 in he Prince’s room at BMA House, London. FIRE is a series of networking, knowledge share events and communications for professionals...
Debenhams Ottaway were recently involved in an Employment Tribunal case which could affect the employment rights of thousands of peripatetic teachers across the UK. In the case of Scott v...
The Court of Appeal has recently clarified the position on (a) whether section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 can apply to dividends, and (b) the circumstances in which the...
We advised beneficiaries who challenged the validity of a Will. The deceased was in one city when she signed her Will and following investigation it was found that the witness...
